Dry tea refers to tea tree varieties that are dry tea species

For example, Xinyang Maojian, a local group species, Xinyang No. 10 bred in the 1970s and 1980s, and Fuding Dabai introduced from other places Zhong, Wuniuzao, etc. In Xinyang, tea farmers call the local group species "Old Han Tea".

Dry tea germinates relatively late, has a low yield, and the tea produced does not look very neat and beautiful, but the quality is particularly good and the taste is very good. Due to the trend of economic interests, the planting rate of dry tea has been declining year by year. Later, many tea gardens were opened for appearance and tea quantity, mostly imported tea species.

Xinyang has cultivated tea trees for more than a thousand years. Xinyang local species are tea tree varieties that are suitable for local growth in Xinyang and have been preserved through the long-term process of natural and artificial selection. In old tea gardens, Xinyang native species are mostly planted, and in Dashan tea gardens, native species are also planted more often because they are cold-resistant. Characteristics are: cold-resistant, thin buds and leaves, average yield, high aroma, strong taste, and strong sweetness.